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Slipped disc.
When discs are out of position.
A 'slipped disc' can be taken at face value. This however means a lot of patients are misled: This is because a 'slipped disc' does not describe an "occurrence", i.e. an event. No, a 'slipped disc' means primarily that in visual terms the disc has a prolapsed appearance. I.e. it is pushed outwards. It protrudes – and therefore as a consequence may possibly also gets damaged.
Discs are the spine's shock absorbers. They feel like a wine gum or a squid ring: soft and elastic. Externally they have a firm skin but inside they are composed of a gel or jelly-like, viscous mass and a cell nucleus.
The loss of elasticity makes the disc protrude.
Because of their structure, discs are extremely flexible, cushioning impacts in the spine and ensuring that the individual vertebrae do not rub against each other – because this causes severe pain.
A healthy and young disc is elastic and springs back into shape from every distortion. But over time the disc loses water and forfeits its elasticity. With impacts it is pressed flat and remains in this altered shape. Since the firm external skin has a weak area close to the vertebral canal, the jelly-like contents frequently shifts in the direction of the spinal canal. The disc therefore bulges outwards. If this 'bulge' presses on the nerves which are located in the spinal canal, this produces pain, feelings of numbness and symptoms of paralysis – the classic 'slipped disc'.
Definition. What is a slipped disc?
What is meant by a slipped disc?
A slipped is the consequence of damage to an intervertebral disc. And damage to the disc comes from age-related wear and tear which can be accelerated by overexertion or abnormal postures of the spine. If a part of the disc, because it is damaged, bulges in the direction of the spinal canal or the disc even ruptures, then its content escapes into the spinal canal. In both cases this is called a 'slipped disc'. The disc protrudes forwards or backwards &ndash, usually in the direction of the spinal canal towards where the spinal nerves run.
Anatomy of the intervertebral disc.
Discs are the spine's shock absorbers. They consist of a firm outer layer which is filled with a jelly-like viscous contents and a firm nucleus. The outer layer is like an onion and consists of several fibrous layers. Therefore it is called a ;'fibrous ring';. An anterior and posterior longitudinal ligament borders on the fibrous ring. The longitudinal ligament separates the intervertebral disc from the spinal canal.
The older we become the more discs continue to lose fluid forfeiting elasticity and flexibility – similar to a sponge drying out in the sun. A moist sponge is flexible and always returns to its original shape. A dry sponge is brittle, non-elastic and when pressed retains its shape.
Therefore discs too when they have less water content and are pressed more forcefully together – are no longer able to return to their original shape. Overall they lose height.
From damage to intervertebral discs to a slipped disc.
If the disc dries out slowly the fibrous ring develops fissures. These develop primarily in the area adjoining the spinal canal through which the nerve paths run in the vertebral column. Parts of the soft, jelly-like contents of the disc may escape into these fissures of the fibrous ring. The disc slowly changes shape and bulges in the direction of the spinal canal. This status is the precursor to a slipped disc.
If the external skin ruptures completely because of the resultant pressure, a hole develops in the fibrous ring. The the jelly-like contents and even possibly the firm nucleus escape into the spinal canal. This can cause the nerves in the spinal canal to become compressed. In this case patients complain about symptoms of paralysis. Then a doctor must be consulted immediately.
Different types of slipped discs.
Different forms of slipped disc can be distinguished:
- Bulging disc (med.: Intervertebral disc protrusion): The disc bulges but the fibrous ring remains intact
- Slipped disc (med.: Prolapsed disc): Disc tissue escapes through the fibrous ring
- separated slipped disc (med.: sequestered prolapsed disc): Disc tissue breaks through the longitudinal ligament and escapes through the fibrous ring into the spinal canal
- separated slipped disc with release of a fragment (med.: subligamentous prolapsed disc with sequestration): The disc ruptures the posterior longitudinal ligament. Fragments of tissue break away and escape into the spinal canal.
The most frequent type of slipped disc.
Slipped discs are diagnosed most frequently – around 80-85% in the lumbar spine region. This is where the spine is put under the most stress. The cervical spine therefore which only has to bear 5 to 6 kilos accounts for only 10-15% of all slipped discs. The least common type of slipped discs are those in the thoracic spine. Here, the thoracic spine is stabilised by the rib cage and barely moves.
Symptoms. What are the signs of a slipped disc?
Radiating back pain. Symptoms of a slipped disc
Back pain – most patients with slipped discs come to us with this explicit symptom. Every slipped disc is associated with pain in the back and/or pain that spreads to other parts of the body. Frequently sensory disturbances or paralysis occur in the legs and feet. Depending on the area of the spine affected back pain can be located in the neck or lower back. The thoracic spine region is seldom affected.
The pain can radiate into arms and legs.
Symptoms of a slipped disc in the lumbar spine.
The main symptoms of a slipped disc in the lumbar spine are pain in the lower back. This can travel into one or both legs and subside when the leg is bent. Usually a patient with a slipped disc in the lumbar spine can barely raise his/her leg when it is extended, because this movement increases the pain. The same applies for coughing, sneezing and compression.
Symptoms of a slipped disc in the cervical spine.
A symptom of a slipped disc in the cervical spine is neck pain. This can occur on one side or on both. Frequently it travels into the shoulder or between the shoulder blades. Here hardening of the muscles can develop which really need to be protected from forceful movements which will trigger pain. Patients with a slipped disc in the cervical spine also frequently complain about headaches and dizziness.
Warning symptoms: Paralysis and numbness.
If the nerves in the spinal canal of the vertebral column are strongly compressed or have been been damaged extensively, the sensation of pain is less. At the same time distinct areas in the arms and legs can be affected by feelings of numbness. Therefore subsiding pain with progressive paralysis are an alarm signal: The pain-conducting fibres of the disc are then already destroyed. If there is central stenosis of the vertebral canal then disturbances in gait or even paraplegia may occur.
You should then immediately consult a doctor if you have feelings of numbness or symptoms of paralysis. This includes disturbances in the urge to urinate or defaecate.
Causes. How a slipped disc develops
What factors lead to a slipped disc?
A slipped disc develops from long years of damage to the intervertebral discs. Such damage to intervertebral discs is a phenomenon of wear and tear. Like everything that is used on a daily basis, over time there are signs of overuse. Wear and tear can however be accelerated by one-sided weight-bearing or a weakness in the body's musculature. Damage to intervertebral discs is a genetically pre-programmed condition and generally runs in the family.
Overload, lack of exercise, weak muscles.
Lack of exercise, poor posture, heavy load or overweight are unfavorable factors. Truck drivers or construction workers use their back, for example, particularly strong and often take a stooped posture and thus a wrong attitude. If heavy objects are lifted incorrectly, an acute herniated disc can be triggered. Another reason for a herniated disc are also weak back muscles, because strong muscles relieve the spine and help to prevent incorrect loading of the intervertebral discs. Occasionally, a herniated disc also develops during pregnancy.
Most frequently, herniated discs occur in the lumbar spine. 800,000 herniations are diagnosed each year in Germany. The average age of the patients is between 45 and 55 years.
Diagnostics & Therapy
Often medication and physiotherapy can alleviate pain. Without improvement an endoscopic operation could be an option.
Treatment success & quality
Less pain, more quality of life: 81% of patients can return to work 3 months after the treatment of a slipped disc.
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Our Specialised clinics & hospitals for the treatment of slipped disc and pack pain diseases at a glance.


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Very fast. Very sleek. Very capable.
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Its tail was not raised, but legitimately my panic was. Thinking fast, all I had was my MacBook Pro in hand. Not wanting to create a situation for the scorpion the strike, I immediately took the MacBook pro and repeatedly – and stiffly – smashed that scorpion between with the aluminum body against my knee. Four times.
I did have a split second flash through my thoughts : no moving parts (except the CPU fan.) SMASH SMASH SMASH SMASH. $2500 dollars of bleeding edge equipment striking hard against my knee-bone. It was either my knee getting a venomous shot, or the MBP taking some shots. I chose the Mac.
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Good Evening! Welcome to the Horse and Groom
The Goodwood festival of speed is one of the most popular events in the motoring world. This event is held on a yearly basis and is a must visit for racing enthusiasts. What makes the festival of speed special is its uniqueness, you will see a lot of different types of car races when you are here. According to some this is the largest car culture festival in the world and who would disagree with them given the huge scale on which this event is held. In the motoring world the Goodwood festival of speed is the most highly anticipated events throughout the year. The sound of roaring engines is surely music to the ears of car lovers all over the world. The entertainment value of this event is simply incredible, you wont find anything as exciting as this anywhere else. Lets take a detailed look at the various elements of the Goodwood festival of speed.
The festival of speed is about people and cars. It is a total entertainment package for you and your family. Goodwood is dedicated to giving their customers the best experience which is why events such as the festival of speed are held. The event is held at the grounds of the Goodwood house, it is basically a hill climb event that is packed with fast paced action and adventure. When you visit the event you can expect to be thoroughly entertained as we have a wide variety of sports cars that go head to head in amazing races. The festival of speed is a event that has a great history as well, it has been going on since the last 20 years and will surely continue in the coming years as well.
What makes Goodwood festival of speed special is its ability to combine a multitude of events together. At this motor sport festival you will get to see the most outrageous vehicles that will blow your mind. Not only are you treated to exquisite cars but you also get to see awesome bike stunts. Even the biking community joins this motor show and adds to the glimmer. The 2017 festival of speed was held last year so if you want to see some more action you wont have much longer to wait. The dates for the next year's event may have not been announced but you can always contact Goodwood's office for more information regarding this event.
The festival of speed is definitely a people's event. You can come here with your friends, family , colleagues etc. There is something for everyone at this festival, if you are tired you can rest and grab a quick meal at the restaurants present at the Goodwood course. You can visit different locations on the grounds and enjoy food ranging from burgers to Mexican wraps. Food is another reason why a lot of people visit the Goodwood festival of speed every year. Make sure that you don't miss out on the 2018 event so book early as soon as the tickets are made available by Goodwood.
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Posted by raffmanga on Jul 6, 2015 in Sabaku no Harem | 56 comments
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I love this manga!! But where is chapter 3??!! Goooosh.. I cant wait.. I do not understand what happened in the fourth chapter.. Who is that new guy? Haha! Cant find chapter 3 anywhere. And english releases is monthly. ITS A LONG WAIT.. Do u have the 3rd chapter?
I don't have it
The new guy is the brother of the prince. He wants to marry her just because he had understand that his brother love her. He isn't a good guy!
if you go on wwwDOTmangagoDOTme they have up to chapter 4 in English
On Mangahere.com
Lels I can wait for chapter three to pop around somewhere. I've been able to wait for raws to pop out, what harm can waiting more do?
I'm happy that I could help Have a good read!
When will ypu release the next chapters?? I want to see what happens nowww
OMG! i love this manga too! just wonder its is monthly update or two month update once, then found here! thank you so much for the raw!!!!!!
This manga comes out every two months
Nice manga! I'm glad you've picked it up. But can we have the 4th chapter with translation, please ? and if possible the other chapters too…Thanks!
It's already being translated in English up to chapter 3
Thanks you very much for the scans Raff!
well chapter 1-3 is from mangahere.co so i thing raffmanga didn't want to update those chapter
that's true Cheers!
i want to beat you till you dead >:( do you know that raffmanga-kun
I like this manga! kallum is so hot, and mc girl is not that typical girl in shoujo manga, she's strong and assertive! 😉
can please someone translate it?
and thank you raff for updating this, please continue it til the end.. 😀
thanks RAFF for updates! 😉
i just hope someone will have some interest to translate this
The first 3 chapters have been scanlated into english already in other websites but i would really love someone to translate this in raffmanga/mangalator!
Please continue to upload thanks
Oh shoot. A challenger has arrived? Rival perhaps?!!!!
I think its the prince that bought her as a slave from the neighboring kingdom
i can't wait for the next chapter..if the challenger was the prince who bought her from the neighboring then it would be very interesting…>_<
Like others said, I too agree it will be interesting! Gahh!!!
Thank you so much for the translations!! 😀
Aw, could someone please translate chapter 4.5? If they have the time.
this is real harem :-):-):-) but i dont feel anoying when reading.. how many wife he has? 12.or more .the adventure is prety ineresting. this is unique. raff why do you not tag this with shoujo, harem, romance and politics.?
hello. Thanks very much for the manga… is amazing! please, can you do tell me when will the 6 chapter please? thanks again
I really appreciate the time that the translators are putting into this manga! I sincerely appreciate and I'm very happy. Whenever you have time I would like to read chapter 4.5! Thank you again!
wow! a new update!
thanks a lot RAFF.. 😀
thanks for the update raff!! 😀
Could someone please translate chapter 6 if they have the time? Pretty pretty please~
i'm getting addicted to this manga! thanks!
plS someone translate chapter 6. If they have time, thanks :]
i hope someone translate this manga, this not my fav but the story is unique and seems it also has loyal fans.
Interesting! Another manga to look out for in the bookstores!
woah, thought this was abandoned already! lol
thanks for the update btw! 😉
No problem
When will the new chapter come?
someone please translate 7.5 its such a great manga, thanks raff
This is a great manga but when will ch 8 come out?:)
oh thank you so much for posting it!!
Can someone please translate chapter 8? I love this manga soo much!!
thanks raff for the update
a very nice and good manga , can't wait for chapter 9 to get out , hoping for the best , thanks for the update , u made my day
I LOVE THIS MANGA SO MUCH!, and i am happy cuz raffmanga IS BACK!
This is a great manga but when will chapter 9 come out?thank you so much for posting raffmanga,I love this manga soo much!!
Chapter 9 is already out….,its publishd in mangahere
Guys, I have a question. I have a Otakumole account and I was wondering what you need to do to read Mangas on Raffmanga or how you can sign up ??
How do I read raws on here!!
Do the raws not exist or something? All I see is a blank page. If there are no actual raws then what was the point of making this page? I'm not wondering this to be rude – I'm genuinely curious and puzzled.
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Gun Locks: Unsafe at any Caliber
A detailed report and videos that demonstrate design deficiencies in gun locks may be found at: http://download.security.org/gunlock_2007.pdf
The eleven year old demonstrated the removal of three of the most popular trigger locks from a rifle in just a few seconds. The eighteenth month old examines the Project ChildSafe® cable lock for guns. We do not believe that either of these types of locks are secure as the primary method to protect weapons.
Gunlocks are designed to protect kids and keep them from gaining access to weapons. An extremely successful program was launched several years ago by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to promote gun safety and keep children away from guns. The U.S. Justice Department provided funding so that NSSF could administer a program to provide free gun locks to the public through law enforcement agencies around the country. A total of thirty-five million Project ChildSafe® locks have been produced.
We do not think these locks are secure enough and should not be used to provide the primary protection to immobilize a weapon. Poor quality locks rarely offer any protection, and this is a classic example. These devices are produced in China with cheap pin tumbler mechanisms that can be bumped open in seconds. The cables on some models are easily compromised.
The quality control in the case of at least one model, the GL710N (listed on the California DOJ website as having been produced by PCS) appears to be so poor that two out of three locks that we obtained from the Denver Police Department could be circumvented merely by twisting the cable. That's right; simply hand twisting the cable caused it to pull loose from the lock housing! Could a kid have done that? Without question the answer is yes.
The real problem is the standards for these devices. NSSF rightfully responded to our concerns about security by stating that the locks meet California and ASTM requirements. In our view, the standards need to be updated so that they take into account real world attempts to open them, which just might involve the use of more than a paper clip or screwdriver! Kids can be clever, especially when it comes to guns.
The NSSF statement in their literature that the locks will not stop a "determined attack" does not really address the issue. Is their position really that anyone that wants to remove a lock from the gun will succeed, as opposed to the kid that half-heartedly pulls on the cable and if it does not come apart, then he gives up. Of course, in the case of the GL710N models that we tested that may be good enough!
We take an in-depth look at gun locks and the standards that are supposed to make them safe.Comments are off for this post
HIGH TECH MODULAR STRONG ROOMS: When they are really after you or your valuables!
Marc Tobias interviews CitySafe's CEO Karl Alizade at their facility in New Jersey in May, 2007 about their portable strong rooms and vaults and why they are sought after by the military, banks, diamond merchants, cash handling facilities, foreign diplomats, VIPs and even drug dealers.
CitySafe is a small innocuous company located in New Jersey, about an hour south of Newark airport. Their CEO has thirty years of experience in designing, building and opening safes and vaults. Karl routinely consults with major insurance companies in the U.S., UK, and other venues with regard to protection and burglary prevention of high value assets, and the analysis of burglaries and the resultant failure of safes and vaults.
His company produces a modular strong room, built around individual concrete panels for which CitySafe holds several patents. These safes can be transported on palates and easily constructed in the field in a matter of hours by two or three men. They can be much more economical than traditional construction techniques because of their cost and versatility and are the only type of strong room enclosure that can be installed within an existing structure such as an embassy, royal palace or private home.
The heart of the system is a special mixture of cement that is produced in Germany then refined in the United States. The compound will withstand pressures of up to 30,000 pounds per square inch. In layman terms, that is a lot! The concrete is set around an extremely strong re bar matrix, shown in the photographs below. If you need protection against rocket propelled grenades (RPG), small and large arms fire (like fifty caliber machine guns), explosives (including shaped charges), twenty-pound sledge hammers and gas-powered grinders, then this is definitely what you need for your government facility, power plant, business or private residence.
CitySafe produces custom-sized safes and strong rooms for a wide array of users including diamond mines, third world dictators (who are always worried about their safety and that of their family in a coup), military organizations, public utilities, large jewelry stores and precious stone processing facilities, banks, CEOs of large corporations, diplomats, embassies, cash handling facilities and residences of the wealthy, including drug dealers. Even they have families that they need to be concerned about in the event of a hostile attack or vendetta raid by the competition!
These photographs show methods of attack and the results. Note the matrix of re bar that fortifies the concrete liner.
The company has a large manufacturing facility and because the size of the enclosure is based upon the use of a standardized modular panel, they can produce strong rooms, personal safe rooms and vaults to any requirement with short delivery times. The company is also negotiating licensing arrangements in several foreign locations that will allow local military and security personnel to meet their needs on a more urgent and local basis.
Normally strong rooms are constructed of concrete which is the most secure against attack and does not degrade with age. The problem with this type of construction is that strong rooms and vaults must generally be created at the time of building construction and very expensive vault doors must be set, often with cranes. Obviously, once installed these strong rooms are not movable. In addition, at least thirty days is required for the concrete to set.
The alternative (and less secure) construction technique (and also less expensive) is to employ several layers of wood, surrounded by relatively thin sheet-metal walls. Wood has been used as an insulator for both burglary and fire proofing for hundreds of years. From the security perspective it can lead to real problems. Over a period of twenty years all of the moisture can disappear and the wood will virtually disintegrate, leaving no real protection whatsoever. Some of New York's Fifth Avenue jewelry stores might want to pay attention to this issue, as Karl Alizade and other experts can attest after evaluating successful burglaries. Many are at risk and do not know it.
The photograph shows wood material that was virtually worthless in a UL listed strong room that was the subject of a burglary of a jewelry store in New York. Karl analyzed the crime scene and was utilized as an expert witness. UL rated this material and certified that it would resist penetration of a ninety-six square inch hole for thirty minutes. According to Karl, it took the New York City Fire Department about four minutes to cut a large hole through the material, as shown in the video.
The CitySafe platform have been tested against a number of threats, including small arms fire, thirty rounds from a Russian Kalashnikov 4.45mm automatic rifle AK74, Kalashnikov SVD super rifle 7.62 APmm, GP25 grenade launcher, 40mm (Russian military), Laws type anti-tank weapon (Russian military), Rocket propelled grenade RPG7, and a variety of explosives and super-attack tools like gas-powered grinders, long crowbars, and twenty-pound sledge hammers.
If you need a strong room, vault, or personal safe room for your family or staff that is impervious to most forms of attack and can be transported to meet individual requirements, then you might want to look at this unique system. The firepower that this concrete will stop is unreal.
During the final firefight, Al Pacino screamed at his attackers in the 1983 movie Scarface "come and get me." If he had been in a CitySafe enclosure I imagine the movie would have turned out quite differently. But then, we would not have been able to enjoy the farewell plunge of his bullet-riddled body into his swimming pool.
See also
This video describes how the safes are constructed.
This video was shot in Russia and documents the tests that were conducted by the Russian army.
Detailed information about the CitySafe technology can be found in LSS+. You may also contact me if you have questions regarding the security of these enclosures.Comments are off for this post
THE NETGEAR WIFI PHONE: ET Only Phone at Home
When I travel overseas I rely on Skype as my VoIP carrier for almost all of my long distance traffic. So when I saw the new Netgear WIFI handset (SPH101) I thought this would be a convenient and useful piece of gear to add to my communications arsenal, thus eliminating the need to use my laptop to make phone calls when sitting in airports, hotel rooms and offices. My optimism would be short lived.
I contacted Netgear and asked that they provide a unit for evaluation. Unfortunately, they said they did not have any product samples that were available to them. I suspect they were all trying to call each other to locate one, but they couldn't get any of their new WIFI phones to connect! So, being the eternal optimist I picked one up on a recent trip to New York.
First impressions: if you are looking for a WIFI sniffer then this is the gizmo for you, although a bit expensive at just under three hundred dollars a copy! However if you are actually seeking what they are advertising: an 802.11 handset preconfigured for Skype, save your money unless you only want to use this device on a totally open network which in my case would prove just about worthless.
The handset itself is a great size, but in this case, size really doesn't matter! It even sports a mini-USB plug for power and recharge which I prefer over most other connectors. My CDMA and GSM Blackberry handsets, Motorola Bluetooth headset and Garmin GPS are also mini-USB so one charger does all. This is important when I travel to far away places because I prefer not to carry a million different power supplies.
The fact they chose mini-USB was smart and encouraging but my praise did not last long. If you try to use the Netgear-provided adapter overseas I would definitely stand back when plugging it in to mains power. Plan on using the charger just once because it only allows for 110 volt operation. Sorry, no 220 allowed, which is odd given that Skype can be used from just about anywhere. Maybe they did not want to go through the European certification process.
Netgear did not provide for any computer interface on their USB connection either, which would have made a lot of sense. That means, for example, that you cannot program WIFI access point authentication information into the phone. That ability would be rather important if you subscribe to commercial sites like T-Mobile or Boingo or Waypoint. It doesn't make any sense to offer a phone that cannot be used in the vast majority of locations, especially for the steep price of this one.
There is absolutely no provision for any log-in whatsoever other than WEP keys. This, in my view, is a primary defect in this device and is the main reason why I definitely would not recommend it for any professional that uses Skype. But as I said earlier it does work great if you just want to search for networks and see what you can't use! The software will display the type of network, its status, security, signal level and IP address. But allow log-on, forget it. Of course if the phone tries to log onto a network and fails it won't give you the reason either. I guess the geniuses that wrote the code somehow knew that you would also know what was wrong. Yeah, it's called engineering!
And speaking of auto log-on, the software is glitchy at best. That means that sometimes it does and sometimes it does not automatically locate and log into a totally open network. Real convenient and reliable, wouldn't you say?
The Hardware
The phone is slick looking but in my opinion the buttons are, well, cheesy! The audio is actually pretty good once you get a call through. Setting the volume or activating the speakerphone, well, that is a different matter because those buttons on the side of the unit are almost unusable due of their size and placement. And speaking of the speakerphone, it is a misnomer because you really cannot hear the audio very well which I always thought was precisely the point of such an option. Oh yes, and the processor is sluggish, which is quite noticeable when using their tiny track ball mouse. There is a delay when scrolling and selecting menu items and the size of the thing is not conducive to smooth operation.
The Operating Software
The software in my view is elementary at best. For starters, there is no place to store any user data so if the phone is lost, good luck unless the finder figures out who you are from the Skype contacts list, which depending on whether the user logged out before losing the phone, will still be there. Also, when you try to store your user name and password, the software may not remember it and keeps asking you to reenter it every time you try to log on. As I said it is glitchy. And the clock, it forgets the time and date, but then I suppose after trying to use the phone for a few calls, it might not matter anyway! And when setting (or resetting) the time, there is a menu label error. It is a small thing but indicative of the apparent hurried manner that the software was developed.
Skype software
As to how the Skype software works, it replicates their regular operating system but with limited functionality related to calls only. No chat, of course, nor any messages. The best part: the cost of making calls! I subscribed earlier this year to the special offer for unlimited flat rate service for Skypeout. Yep, that works great on my notebook and desktop but when I started making calls on my Netgear phone I noticed that charges were accruing. Why? I have no idea, but somehow Skype knows that this phone is not what you normally use so per minute call charges apply to connect to the PSTN. Kind of defeats the whole purpose don't you think?
What you can do with the Netgear WIFI phone
Well, (other than the obvious) if you want to have a very expensive cordless phone for use around home or on a completely open wireless network then this little gem will work just fine, although they claim only about two hours of talk time. One of the conveniences of Skype is that multiple computers can be logged in at the same time with the same Skype name; all will ring simultaneously which is very convenient. So this technical marvel will allow you to wander around your house and make and receive Skype calls which I guess is ok unless you wanted to roam somewhere else, like the hundreds of thousands of hotspots around the world that don't have open networks. And don't forget the added bonus; that it will actually find WIFI networks even if you can't use them. This is truly a piece of net-gear!
What you cannot do with this phone
You cannot connect to any access point that requires user authentication. That means any subscription hotspot, virtually every hotel, airport, train station, and any location that offers free WIFI, (like Starbucks, and Borders and hundreds of thousands of other places) are off-limits. Only completely open networks are accessible which in most cases would also exclude the workplace.
And if you might be thinking that I have been a bit too critical of this latest WIFI handset here is the best part. Evidently the Geniuses at Netgear (or whoever designed this phone for them) have never heard of end-to-end signaling; you know that system where you send DTMF tones for command options or to select different menu functions. Like maybe for accessing your voice mail, for example. Well, it turns out that the feedback tones for the soft keys generate the * tone set and pass the audio down the line. So if you try to bring up an option item on the handset it will send the * DTMF tones to the far end which in my case screws up certain voice response systems that I use. Brilliant. Maybe these people should next try their hand at producing locks!
My suggestion: save your money. If you want Skype rates from a wireless portable (like your cellular) then load a piece of free software called voxlib from Skype and run it on your desktop. It works quite well and provides a digital bridge through your computer (when it is logged onto Skype). Call your Skype number from any phone and connect. Quality is excellent and allows you to dial any international number at low Skype rates or for free, depending on whether you are calling a PSTN number or another computer. For receiving calls through Skype if you have a SkypeIn account, just set up call forwarding to your cell. Save yourself the aggravation, frustration and cost of dealing with the Netgear phone, because in this case, talk is cheap; they don't charge for calls you can't make!Comments are off for this post
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TSA Luggage Locks Are Not Secure
The Transportation Security Agency has approved certain locks to be used by passengers to secure their luggage against theft of contents. An investigation by the author has determined that these locks are not designed to provide any measure of security and should not be relied upon to do so. Each of the mechanisms that are examined in this report can be easily bypassed without any special tools or expertise, often in a few seconds. Detailed photographs within the report allow a thorough understanding of the TSA 002, TSA 003, TSA 004 and TSA 005 locks.
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fall ball
So once again, I am doing a lot of this:
(I'm really not very good at taking pics with my iphone!)
while I do a lot of this:
(My son is not actually in this picture. Whoops! I don't know why it's only one I took. I'll try to remember the real camera and get one of him next week!)
Yes, Josh is playing Fall Baseball. Yippee.
Really though? It's better than soccer. There's no whining in baseball, and there was always lots of whining in soccer. Something about all that freaking running.
The best thing about fall ball is there are no practices, only one game a week, every Saturday. It's meant to be just for fun for those kids who really like baseball and don't want lose all of their skills between seasons. I use the term skills pretty loosely here. Oh yeah.
The teams are of mixed ages, and Josh is the youngest on his. He doesn't seem to mind the age and size differences, and he isn't the worst player, so it's going better than I anticipated. He also hasn't been hit by a wild pitch yet, unlike a number of his teammates!
Anyway, this was supposed to be about me. On Saturday I was sitting in the stands starting a new crochet project, when a friend and fellow crocheter came over to sit with me. Her son was on the other team, and from the bleachers on the opposite side she had spied someone with fingers flashing. She knew that person had to be knitting or crocheting. And then she saw my hair.
I really am that obvious.
So who can guess what my new project is just by looking at the pattern? Hint: it's part of Josh's Halloween costume:
(That's gold and burgundy, not cream and purple. Dang user error iphone.)
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I made these on Friday as a baby gift for a friend that recently had twins. They were so easy and I'm really happy with how they came out!
all i want for christmas is a craft store gift card
The obsession continues.
I think I pulled a muscle in the back of my left hand, and yet I continue to crochet.*
The good news is, not only did I sell the burnt orange hat/scarf set to a bloggy friend, but I brought some things to a real life craft show and sold 3 hats and 6 scarves. Woohoo! I have the Christmas money I was hoping for!** And yet I continue to crochet…
Let's just say a few of Josh's teachers are getting scarves for Christmas. 🙂 And maybe a few other people too.
Here's a couple of lap blankets I made for the craft show but they didn't sell. I'm not sure I'm happy or sad about that, especially since the orange/brown one matches my bedroom and I could, ya know, keep it. Both are a bit over 3 foot square.
Can you tell I like burnt orange?
I kinda like purple too, especially mixed with gray:
I swear I work in other colors besides purple and orange!
Like red. I love red.
Somehow this scarf ended up 8 feet long. No joke. I might not have been paying attention when I started it, I just kept on crocheting…
*I really do have other stuff going on besides crocheting and dealing with George. It's all just too boring to write about. More boring than yarn and a cat? You know that's pretty bad.
**And it's quite possible I might spend it all on yarn at Michael's and AC Moore's Black Friday sales!
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crocheted hats
I'm still crocheting. Crocheting is the new blogging you know. 😉 Last year at this time I was writing daily (NEVER AGAIN!) nablopomo entries. This year I can't stop buying yarn and dreaming about what I can make out of it.
I decided I needed to add some hats to my collection of scarves. I think I'm getting pretty good at them (especially since I'm winging it – I never learned how to follow a pattern!) and they're so much quicker than scarves.
I took photos of a couple of them so you all could see samples of what I've been doing. (Okay, so do you know how hard it is to take a picture of yourself? Really hard!)
I love this burnt orange yarn. It's similar to a set I made for my MIL for Christmas last year. The yarn is a super soft suede. It's Lion Brand but unfortunately it's being discontinued so I've been buying it in every color everywhere I can find it. I made the same set in black suede too.
This is Lion Brand Homespun in two different purples. I didn't have very good lighting – trust me, it's purple! I kinda wanna keep this one!
Seriously – I stink at taking my own photo! Do you see the "I feel ridiculous" look on my face? Oh yeah. And it might have been a little better if I'd thought to put on some make-up first. Oops!
Anyway, I have some lap blankets in the works too, and I think I'm going to try a shawl next. I'd really like to learn how to read a pattern so I can make socks and stuff. Of course, I've been saying that for years, I'm just too lazy to do it!
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yarn crazy
I spend my Sundays pouring over the sale flyers, cutting out 40% off coupons and then trolling the yarn aisles of every craft store in a 15 mile radius around my house. The days when a 50% coupon shows up, well, woohoo!
I spend my evenings crocheting like mad. I'm obsessed with the softest yarns, the prettiest colors, and of course the cheapest prices I can find. I'm hoping to sell a few scarves and maybe a blanket to make some Christmas cash, but I won't be too disappointed if I get to keep some of it for myself! (Not the cash – the scarves!)
Yes, they are are soft as they look. 🙂
crocheted ssssssnake
Last spring I saw this post on Krista's blog and I knew I had to try making a crocheted snake for the boy myself. It took me forever and I had a bit of trouble with the head, but it's finally done!
I did a few things my own way, including using pipe cleaners on the inside so I wouldn't have to worry about the boy getting poked with wires. I also used a bit of felt for the tongue instead of yarn, I thought it would hold up better since it'll actually be played with.
Btw, I've never learned how to follow a pattern so I was winging it! Pretty cute, huh?! But, um, never again! Next time I take on a crocheting project I'm going back to straight lines.


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Woof! Woof! Happy Wednesday. So what's in there?...enjoy your day. Lots of Golden Woofs, SugarReplyDelete
Be carful! It could be a snake! Yikes!ReplyDelete
It might be an evil ground squirrel like we have around here!ReplyDelete
a squirrel?ReplyDelete
Hi OliveReplyDelete
It is I, Madi, hiding in the hole hoping that you would sniff me out. I came special delivery just to say Hi and we hope you are all doing well.
Hugs from your BFFF,
What did you find there??
Looks like you were very interested!
Happy Wednesday!
Kisses and hugs
Not only do you look a lot like Abby, you share her love of digging for ground critters! Did you catch any?ReplyDelete
Jed & Abby
Hi Olive!ReplyDelete
What did you find down there?
I like to dig too!
Howdy Olive!ReplyDelete
Hope you found a yummy bug in there to eat :)
We are soooo happy that you like our new kitchen. We never thought that project would end.
We would LOVE to meet you guys! We live soooo close to you. If it wasn't for this horrible heat we could meet up for walks sooner.
Try and stay cool!
BIG Hugs & Kisses
Addie, Lucie and Hailey
You always find the neatest things!ReplyDelete


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These are actually real harmonics and not artificial. By putting down the first finger solid you create a new base note, shorter string, and therefor can change the open strings 3rd finger harmonic by using your 4th finger lightly with the solid first.
oh ok, i see. Thanks, that really clears things up for me so the first finger is acting as the nut to create different lengths of the string so the 4th finger can create a harmonic that is two octaves higher than the placement note of the 1st finger.
Whaaaattt??? OK. Since I didn't really advance very far in my Suzuki studies (up to book 6 only) when I was younger, I was never shown these 'fingered harmonics'. I'll have to work on those. Is that the technique used for the harmonics in 'Czardas'? I just sampled that piece last night for the very first time and I was clueless as to how to play them. OY! HAHAHA! Glad I found this video. You have so much information here.
If music be the food of love, play on. ~ William Shakespeare
I am also having a really hard time with the harmonics in Csardas, I've never really used them much before and now it's killing me
I'm embarrassed that this little girl can do them perfectly on her 1/4 violin and I've been playing almost three times longer than she's been living. Maybe I'll play some Lindsey Stirling music to have fun and feel better about myself.
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Greg Cox carries forward a family tradition of craftsmanship.
Greg Cox enjoys making big trucks, especially Kenworths. He does not paint the trucks, leaving that to his customers. The toys are bought as soon as he finishes each one.
Greg Cox has never found a piece of wood he didn't like! The beauty of intricate wood grains and the sounds of saws, splitting, spinning and smoothing have delighted Cox since early childhood. Holding a piece of wood and giving it new life brings Cox a gratification that defies explanation.
Cox inherited his love of woodworking from his dad, Fletcher Cox, a master craftsman who lives in Coffeeville. As Cox grew up, he worked with his father, who encouraged his son to try things on his own.
Fletcher's favorite saying was, "You won't learn it until you do it!"
Cox watched and listened, and, at age 15, he really got serious about his craft. Now, it seems, he can't stop. For a while, he sold his work at craft shows all around southwest Alabama. However, after he married and started his own family, he had little time for weekly shows. By this time, customers were familiar with his personal signature, so he was able to craft only upon request. His business plan worked, as he has been busy for the last 25 years, and his pieces are still in high demand.
The quiet-spoken Cox has a unique gift: he can look at something and build it. Even though he does sometimes use patterns for the basic framework of a few of his pieces, he mostly works from an inner vision that only he can see. Cox is blessed with an artist's keen eye that gives him a grasp of what to look for. He also possesses the mechanic's understanding of how engines really work. This helps him create the intricately detailed parts he fashions in many of his big toys.
"I'll try anything," he laughed. "It may take me awhile, but I'll figure it out and make it."
And make it, he does! Even though Cox does build traditional wooden pieces such as rocking chairs, swings and furniture, his greatest love is making wooden toys.
The larger-scaled models sell as fast as he can make them. He likes to make big rigs that are as detailed as possible, even down to the wiring. His favorites are Kenworth trucks.
Greg says his greatest joy is spending time with his family. From left are Kaley McManus and Tanya, Greg and Kelsey Cox.
He prefers building working models, because the intricate parts in each one fascinate him. In fact, he has made hundreds of these and sold them at craft shows and flea markets through the years.
He chooses not to refinish the trucks for two reasons. First, he personally likes the look of the raw wood. Second, the costs for refinishing would be too expensive for most buyers.
He has discovered that many of his customers prefer to personalize the toys with their own business logos and colors. Some customers even display Cox's work in their businesses.
In each piece, it is evident that Cox has put something of himself into the creation. In fact, he jokingly says he has a hard time giving up his pieces as they seem like one of his children. He recently made a 4-foot long log truck that he was reluctant to sell. When his daughter asked about donating it to her school for a fundraiser, however, he willingly let it go, because he realized the money would be used to help children.
Cox has always loved the logging, hauling and heavy equipment businesses. That's why he enjoys making track hoes, lowboys, road graders and all kinds of log trucks, some even with folding trailers. The next project he plans to build will be a front-end loader.
"People in these businesses buy these toys as decorative pieces for their homes, offices and camp houses," he explained. "They want the stuff that looks real because they work with this equipment every day."
Once, a friend asked Cox to replicate his beloved tractor.
"I went to his house and looked at his tractor," he explained. "I built it for him. I even put the wiring in the motor, the fly wheel, starter … everything. He couldn't believe it when he saw it!"
Cox owns Greg's Woodworking, located on London Road in Sandflat. He tore down a friend's old house and used the repurposed wood to construct his own workshop behind his home. The shop houses numerous pieces of woodworking equipment, as well as Cox's three cats that he playfully calls his supervisors.
"I collected equipment through the years," he added," and then I would sometimes come up on some good used values. I'd pick them up and add them to my collection."
He has managed to stock the shop so well that now he needs more room.
A master electrician, Cox works in maintenance at Gulf Scotch in Fulton.
Greg finished his daughter's bedroom suite just in time for her birthday.
The most unusual thing Cox has made recently has been a trundle bed for his younger daughter Kelsey. He started after Christmas and finished it months later. He used cypress to make the frame and the storage bins beneath the bed.
When he could not locate factory slides for a bed this size, he built his own.
He has also built a tall headboard with matching sidelights and added ornate, decorative details to the bedroom pieces.
Cox has also made specialty pieces for his wife Tanya and his stepdaughter Kaley McManus. Whatever the girls have asked for, he has managed to make, especially playhouses and toy boxes. He has also made computer tables, end tables, picture frames and a very ornate bench that Tanya has placed in their entry.
Tanya said she is amazed at his work.
"Greg has a lot of patience," she said. "This work is very tedious. Small parts break easily, and he has to rebuild them. It amazes me how much detail he puts into his work."
And it's in the details that an observer can see the heart and passion of Greg Cox. He may spend countless hours fashioning a miniature part to look just like the real thing. He chuckled and admitted the woodworking process was probably as gratifying to him as the finished product.
Cox stated that using his hands to build something beautiful and useful is one of the most satisfying things that he could ever do.
"The work relaxes me," he smiled. "It makes me feel good to do something that somebody else can enjoy."
Kelsey Cox, left, seems to have inherited the family's love of woodworking. She has built many wooden toys such as a log truck and train. She enjoys working in the shop with her father, who has taught her how to use his many different saws.
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Kelsey also plays sports, so this means her dad spends many hours on the sidelines, supporting and encouraging her. Cox still manages to get into his shop, however, but mostly at night. He admitted, when his machines start singing and he is actively creating a wooden art piece, he is transfixed and forgets about time.
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Top of the must-do list is a visit to the Cathedral.
Admire the outside built between 11th and 13th century then step inside to see the Fachada del Obradoiro (the work of gold) and the 12th century Doorway of Glory which depicts over 200 figures representing the Last Judgement.
Look for the unusual items in the cathedral
- the mollusc shell on the altar which pilgrims arriving in the city still queue to kiss and the gold crucifix from 874 which reputedly contains part of the True Cross.
Wandering the streets of the old town
reveals the narrow, arcaded lanes and interesting squares lined with amazing houses, churches and monasteries. After a visit to the cathedral and the numerous monuments nearby take time to stroll around and find hidden corners such as the 'Calexa de Sal se Podes' - the very narrow alleyway aptly named 'Get out if you can'!
Visit the museum of Galician People
on Rua de Bonaval located in the 13th century convent of San Domingo de Bonaval. (closed Mondays). There's an interesting array of Galician folk culture plus an amazing triple spiral staircase to all the floors which is great fun for the children.
If you are in Santiago on an important feast day,
try to see the 'Botafumeiro' in action in the cathedral. The world's largest incense holder, it is suspended from the roof and swung with great force across the entire length of the cathedral.
Medieval market.
At the end of August the old part of Santiago is transformed into a medieval town for the medieval festival which lasts three days and is a feast of stalls, street jugglers musicians, food, fun and games for all.
Noia - traditional seaside charm.
On the Ria de Muros y Noia, Noia is a typical Galician seaside town, full of history yet still a very active fishing port and a great place to try the freshest of sardines! It has a pretty old medieval centre and is famous for its beautiful square facing out to sea. A delightful town to stroll around and not to be missed
Head for the beach
Those on the north and south banks of the Muros y Noia Ria have calm seas and sandy beaches, some long with good coastal walks and others in sheltered coves. The nearest is 'Praia de Testal' at Noia about 40 minutes drive away.
Famous peppers
Nearby Padrón is home to the famous 'Pimientas de Padrón'. These tasty little peppers, originally from Mexico, are now grown throughout the region to meet the high demand. Try them roasted in oil but watch out for the occasional really hot one! Dedicated pepper fans can visit the pepper festival held in the town in August.
St. James in Padrón
Padrón has many other claims to fame. According to legend the boat bringing St. James to Spain came ashore here, and the stone to which it was moored can be seen beneath the altar in the parish church of Santiago.
Browse the local markets
There are plenty of markets in Santiago and the surrounding villages but perhaps the biggest and best is in Padrón on Sundays. You'll find it on the 'Espelon Promenade' a large tree-covered park alongside the River Ulla.
Some Spanish culture -
Padrón is the birthplace of two of Spain's most important writers - Rosalia de Castro, a Romantic poet and Camilo Jose Cela, Nobel prize-winner for Literature. Everywhere you go in Galicia you will find statues or streets named after Rosalia and you can visit her home (now a museum) in Padron and learn about her interesting life.
Pontevedra is Galicia's smallest provincial capital.
During the 16th century it was the capital of all Galicia and an important port too (Columbus' ship the 'Santa Maria' was built here). As a result it has a fascinating historical centre, both beautiful and well preserved with a maze of lanes, arcades and delightful stone flagged squares.
If you would like to see a bull ring, take the opportunity whilst visiting Pontevedra - Galica's only bull ring is here and the tradition of bull fighting is still strong.
Pontevedra is not only a feast to the eyes
but also the taste buds! Try some Iberian pork, some delicious Spanish cheeses or the unforgettable home smoked salmon from the Meson area situated behind the Town Hall.
Look for the 'Cruceiros'
as you drive around the countryside. Made of stone, these crosses are generally found at the entrance to churches or on crossroads and are respresentative of Galician culture and art. They are also full of legends and offer amongst many other things, protection for the weary traveller.
Watch out for shops selling Sargadelo pottery in Santiago. With exceptionally attractive figurines, plates and jewellery of a design unique to this part of Galicia, they are modern pieces with a Celtic influence.
Silver and Jet.
Two of the squares around the Cathedral in Santiago are Plaza de Azabacheria and Plaza de Platerias, recalling the silver and jet industries which were important during the Middle Ages. There are still workshops producing silver and jet (azabache) pieces and the old town is full of little jewellery shops where you can buy something special and typical to take home.
Betanzos - one of Galicia's best historic towns,
a Celtic village then Roman port which had its heyday in the 18th century and hasn't changed much since. Lots of houses and mansions with wrought iron balconies to admire and no shortage of fiestas during the summer too!
Travel to the end of the Earth....
..otherwise known as Finisterre. Look out to sea and imagine that you really are on the edge of the world.
A Coruña
- the liveliest city in Galicia with plenty to do and well worth a visit. Sometimes called 'Glass City' for the beautiful glass-fronted balconies on many of its houses, it has an attractive promenade, an interesting historical centre, two sandy beaches, an aquarium and the Torre de Hercules, the oldest functioning lighthouse in the world.
Visit Portugal.
With the fast road which connects Santiago with Portugal you could easily visit the lovely walled city of Valenca in a little over an hour and have tea in the Parador there
Find time to relax
There is so much to do in and around Santiago, but after a busy day of sightseeing come home and relax by the pool or in the pretty garden.
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ZGR file - BeatCreator loop file
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Question about T-Mobile Sidekick® 3 Cellular Phone
We received a notice in the mail with that address on it to receive a free month of T-Mobile. To redeem it we were supposed to go to that website and fill out the form. It is called a Free Month Voucher. ?? No such webpage. How do we get in touch with them?
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I have the same problem, and I have come to think T-mobile does not want subscribers to get the free month, since the address www.t-mobile.com/freemonth does not work This is the fourth time I've tried it PLUS I sent a letter to that effect fot T-Mobile USA inc. and have received no answer. I will deduct $49.99 from my bill, therefore.
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What do you do once you get to the page: www.t-mobile.com/freemonth?
There was no place to register for the free month and renew my contract. thank you Joanne
Why am I here, All I want to do is enter www.t-mobile.com/freemonth and enter my offer code.
I cannot find free month site either MY special offer code 22633577408
I have also received the free month offer from T-Mobile. I could not sign in to MY T-Mobile account online. I called T-Mobile customer service instead at 1-800-937-8997. I ended up getting a new free phone valued at $200.00 and an upgrade to an unlimited whenever minutes calling plan for the same price I paid for an individual 1000 minute per month plan. The new phone is also more technologically advanced than the old phone and can work on the new phone network system now in place. (The new system is faster). It is better to give up the free month on an old phone that is out of date technologically and get their free phone offer to maintain service without interruption. Now I will have a new phone and unlimited whenever minutes. I can call and talk as long as I want for $49.99 per month good for current customers who have had service with T-Mobile for two years or more. The minutes include weekends and nights.
I received the same certificate in the mail yesterday. I typed in the exact website address that they sent to me www.t-mobile.com/freemonth and went straight to the t-mobile login page that displayed GET A MONTH FREE. I logged in and went to the free month link, my existing contract came up I renewed my service for another 2 years and received a message that I would receive 1 free month of service and to please allow 2 weeks for my account to be credited. I had no trouble at all.
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Styling Your First HTML5 Web Page with CSS3 - 03
Just to add to my previous post.
I was watching another tutorial for work and it stated not to use Windows Notepad as a text editor for HTML as it sometimes caused problems and suggested Notepad++.
I downloaded it and opened the HTML file in Lesson03 and saved it as a new file (new name) choosing the html extension. There was no choice for UTF-8 format . BTW the previous Lesson03 file definitely had the html extension as that view is turned on.
Now everything works under IE.11 as well as Firefox with my scratch built CSS file.
Why it would work with Firefox and not IE.11 before with a scratch built CSS file is still a mystery. The original Lesson03 html saved in Notepad would work with the CSS file from the "After" folder.
I thought the problem was in the CSS file but apparentely it must have been a problem with the way Notepad saved the html file???
Anyways as long as its now working I'm happy.
Styling Your First HTML5 Web Page with CSS3 - 03
Everything works fine in Firefox (even the css file created from scratch) but I'm having the same problem as John Lawlor with Explorer 11. If I copy the css file from the "after" folder and place in "work" folder and run it in Explorer 11 - it works. If I create the style.css from scratch in Notepad it does not work - no changes to the screen at all. The file I have created is definately called styles.css as I have the extensions turned on. It is also saved as UTF-8.
Why does my scratch built file work in Firefox but not in Explorer 11?


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Driver charged after crash into home that killed man inside
Driver charged after crash into home that killed man inside
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A Waterloo man accused of crashing his SUV into a house, killing a person inside, has been charged with vehicular homicide.
The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier newspaper reports that 25-year-old Weadeh Noush Tucker was arrested Tuesday on an arrest warrant charging him in the case.
Police say Tucker told investigators he had been drinking when he blacked out behind the wheel of the SUV around 12:30 a.m. June 29. Police say he awoke to yelling just before slamming into the wall of home and hitting 84-year-old Milo "Mike" VanSchoyck, who was sleeping.
VanSchoyck died at a hospital on July 3 from his injuries.
Tucker remains in jail and could not be reached for comment Wednesday.


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Sundance shorts on iTunes
EmptyThe Sundance Film Festival is joining the iTunes revolution, selling 32 of this year's 71 narrative, documentary and animated shorts at the iTunes Store for $1.99 a pop.
Just how successful the trial partnership between Sundance Institute and Apple Inc. will be is a big question mark, partly because all of the downloadable titles (and 14 additional shorts) will be streamed free of charge on Sundance's Web site through April 18. They will be available for purchase on iTunes for three years beginning Jan. 22 alongside free podcasts featuring filmmaker panels and music performances from the fest.
"I have (always) felt that if people really care about independent film, they should pay particular attention to short filmmakers, who are the best indicators of what is coming down the creative pike," Sundance Institute president and founder Robert Redford said. Previous directors in the Sundance shorts program include Wes Anderson, Spike Jonze and Alexander Payne.
ITunes will take a 30% commission from each sale, with the filmmaker earning 67% of the remaining income and the Sundance Institute and festival divvying up the rest. Filmmakers retain all rights and can sell their shorts to other outlets or withdraw their titles from iTunes at any time.
"All the shorts are very progressive, stylistically and storywise," said John Cooper, the fest's director of programming. "They're ahead of the curve creatively — some have a mix of animation and narrative, while others might follow a weird secondary character you'd see in a feature-length film."
Shorts for sale include the German motorcycling docu "Motodrom" and "One Rat Short," the CGI-animated tale of a street rat that falls in love with a lab rat.
According to Cooper, the idea for the partnership arose after filmmakers at last year's fest expressed an interest in making their shorts more widely available. Talks between Sundance and Apple execs began soon after.
Filmmakers were informed they could participate in the program when they were told of their admission in early December. Some didn't participate, Cooper said, because of rights issues, concerns over getting into other fests and Academy Award-qualification rules, and the time iTunes needed to bring each film up to its technical specifications.
"It's a year-only experiment," Cooper said of the program, which could be continued. "There'll be a big learning curve for all of us."


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Colour: Blue
Engine Size: 1000
Drive Type: Chain
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Restored 1978 Kawasaki Z1R Motorcycle.
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Last week I had a super fun time photographing John Zincone and talking about about my life as a photographer, the finished project "A Portrait a Day", the publication of my first book and the follow up with the almost out of the oven project two, which will be the publication of my second book in 2017.
Some people have seen the family portraits that I create and have liked the professional headshots I took but did not have a chance to see who I am or have a feel for my personality. This video is like a basic introduction of who I am and I hope it gives you a "feel" about if I am the right photographer for you - or not.
This is my first video. I never used video before. I have been on TV a couple of times but this experience felt much more personal and intimate and I thought John captured who I am really well in a very informal environment, my own home studio.
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During the dry season, usually kids love to play kites, especially for homes in settlements or rural areas such as in the fields, courts and places broad, so the kite easy to fly as far away from the barrier.
In the cities did not miss, their hobbies once kites, not only children, but adults are happy to play it.
kite gapangan (sendaren) is a type of kite has wings and the shape can resemble like birds, moon, star (bottom) etc.
We will learn to make a kite with a small size, just 80cm. If you make a big later even harder, because of this new study. Make a small first then later if new can already bigger.
Bamboo should be selected that are old and should be in the first drying for 7 days or more to dry and not easily broken. Bamboo old is already contained patches of white spots on the trunk.
Knives, rope, ruler, cutter, and a little duct tape to patch variations.
Large plastic 10kg size, scissors and glue plastic / paper.
- Make kite wings
- Once the danger of equipment and materials ready, then make the kite frame, starting from the wing first.
- Bamboo is withered us apart to make two wings of a kite.
2x40 cm wingspan
An expression that we are part of the cork, not skin.
Shaved bamboo from the center to the edge. Getting to the edge drawstring should be narrowed. After both sides we shaved and roughly it fits, please bend the bamboo.
Kite during flight, he will receive the wind, both wings of this later as a drag. If bent wings just next door in because the curve is limp or the other side and stiff, the kite will not be balanced.
Now you create the other wing. Do not forget to weigh out, use your fingers only, see picture below:
Creating a central rod
Split bamboo with a length of 51 cm, then the look with a width of 4 mm and 4 mm thick as well.
The next step we will make the tail and the tail edge.
For the tail: 40 cm long pieces of bamboo and expression to obtain a width of 2 mm and 2 mm thick with the same curved, just like making arch wings.
To the edge of the tail: the look of bamboo along the 27 cm to obtain a width of 2 mm and 1 mm edge, or if you do not want to be bothered, you can replace it with raffia rope.
After that, we will make the edges, pieces of bamboo along the 16 cm and expression up to 2 mm width and bend into triangles 2 parts.
Stringing framework kite
- Caption: curved wings with the same angle, should be in place anywhere either up or down because the wind will be in the middle and does not cause the kite swooping.
- Caption: Mass we make the lower wing and inadvertently turns out to have an angle of more bent example in the figure is 30 degrees, the wings must be put under so that the wind snatched the kite on the lower wing, so the kite does not dip during flight eventually
The next step we'll learn to put one by one part of the framework of the kite and tied to sticks.
Bars were prepared, puncture with a knife as a site for the two wings, the goal that did not slide sliding. Both wings that we bend with both hands, part of a bulging under and are not bulging at the top.
In addition to a more curved wing is under, lies the bond pile bottom wings must also be at the top so that the kite does not dip when exposed to the wind when flying.
At this stage, you have created a framework kite. The next process would provide the framework paper or plastic at the manner in use glue paste.